Investigating the influences and drivers of gambling participation and associated harms

Gambling participation has expanded significantly in recent decades, driven by digital platforms, targeted marketing, and shifting social norms (Wardle et al., 2024). Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Adeniyi

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI Recommendation Systems and Consumer Price and Value Perception in Digital Markets

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Artificial intelligence increasingly shapes how consumers search for products, evaluate alternatives, and make purchasing decisions in digital marketplaces. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Shaker, Dr A Y Yousaf

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

In an era marked by business volatility and socio-economic uncertainty, it is widely suggested that diversity training could support the creation of a supportive climate of all migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace to contribute collectively to organisational goals (CIPD, 2017; Herring and Henderson, 2015). Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Mitsakis

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Quantifying AI Fatigue and its Impact on Workplace Performance and Safety

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

This PhD research positions AI fatigue as a measurable psychosocial risk emerging when artificial intelligence is embedded into everyday workflows. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EC Chen

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The Experienced Coach: An exploration of the coaches learning pathways and developmental influences

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Coaching has been established as a Human Resource Development initiative. However, coaching practice and research to-date has been focusing more on executive/leadership coaching outcomes, coaching effectiveness, to understand the ingredients of success factors of coaching. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Rajasinghe

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Gendered Identity Work in Marketing Professions: Performance, Authenticity, and Career Trajectories in the Digital Age

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

As marketing work in emerging economies becomes digitalized, performance-oriented, and visibility-driven, it is crucial for marketing research to understand how marketers build and perform gendered identities to provide innovative products and services, meet various stakeholders expectations and progress their careers (Alzahrani et al., 2026; Saxena, 2025; Varma et al., 2023). Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Afreh

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

As digital platforms increasingly mediate individuals' consumption experiences, it has become crucial for marketing and public policy research to understand how individuals' continuing dependence on such platforms affects their agency and vulnerability (Borenstein, & Taylor, 2024; Laamanen et al., 2025; Stewart et al., 2024; Yadav et al., 2025). Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Afreh

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Public decision-making is increasingly shaped by data. Yet the evidence used by health systems, local authorities, and other public bodies is still dominated by administrative data designed for performance monitoring, compliance, and cost control. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D King

1 July 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Leveraging Situation Awareness for Human-AI Collaboration to Achieve Operational Excellence in SMEs

Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Business School

Small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly rely on digital technologies and AI‑enabled systems to improve efficiency, resilience, and decision‑making. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Yeong

30 June 2026 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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We have 203 Design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 203 Design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

King’s Business School

Investigating the influences and drivers of gambling participation and associated harms

AI Recommendation Systems and Consumer Price and Value Perception in Digital Markets

The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

Quantifying AI Fatigue and its Impact on Workplace Performance and Safety

The Experienced Coach: An exploration of the coaches learning pathways and developmental influences

Gendered Identity Work in Marketing Professions: Performance, Authenticity, and Career Trajectories in the Digital Age

Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

Human-AI Decision Making: Trust, Bias and Organisational Accountability

Emotional Labour in Project Delivery Teams School: Nottingham Business School

Thought leadership as content marketing strategy in the AI era

Market Entry Strategies using Digital Platforms

Flexible PhD in Education (online with on campus elements)

Context, Informality and the Practice of Project Management

Leveraging Situation Awareness for Human-AI Collaboration to Achieve Operational Excellence in SMEs

We have 203 Design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 203 Design PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

King’s Business School

Investigating the influences and drivers of gambling participation and associated harms

AI Recommendation Systems and Consumer Price and Value Perception in Digital Markets

The role of diversity training in an era of business and socio-economic uncertainty: Managing migrant workers’ social integration at the workplace in UK organisations

Quantifying AI Fatigue and its Impact on Workplace Performance and Safety

The Experienced Coach: An exploration of the coaches learning pathways and developmental influences

Gendered Identity Work in Marketing Professions: Performance, Authenticity, and Career Trajectories in the Digital Age

Technology Dependence and Consumer Vulnerability in Digital Marketing Ecosystems

AI, Community Data and Public Decision-Making: Turning Lived Experience into Trustworthy Evidence

Human-AI Decision Making: Trust, Bias and Organisational Accountability

Emotional Labour in Project Delivery Teams School: Nottingham Business School

Thought leadership as content marketing strategy in the AI era

Market Entry Strategies using Digital Platforms

Flexible PhD in Education (online with on campus elements)

Context, Informality and the Practice of Project Management

Leveraging Situation Awareness for Human-AI Collaboration to Achieve Operational Excellence in SMEs

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